Greatest operating headphones

The model previously often called Aftershokz rebranded as Shokz, however that didn’t manifest any completely different change in strategy. In the case of bone conduction headphones, Shokz are in all probability essentially the most identified entity on the market, and the OpenRun Professional mannequin is likely one of the higher proponents of the know-how.

Bone conduction works by producing vibrations via your cheek/jawbone to your ear. This implies the design is an open-ear mannequin, which additionally permits you to hear what’s round you. That is particularly helpful if you happen to’re utilizing them in an outside surroundings.

The OpenRun Professional are light-weight at 29g and we discovered them snug to put on. Regardless of the light-weight body, our reviewer discovered they stayed put throughout workouts, so there’s no concern that they’d be dislodged when operating. A ranking of IP55 means the OpenRun Professional can resist the likes of sweat, water and dirt, although in reality this can be a weaker IP ranking than older Shokz headphones.

The Shokz promise 10 hours of battery life, which is up from the eight hours of the unique OpenRun. Utilizing them with the quantity set just about at its most, we managed to get 5 hours of use, although Shokz was testing at 75% so if the quantity is lowered you’re more likely to eke out extra battery life. Multipoint Bluetooth is supported, so you’ll be able to change between two units concurrently. There’s no built-in MP3 participant that you just’ll discover on the Naenka Runner Professional mannequin, as this solely helps audio over Bluetooth.

In the case of audio efficiency, the OpenRun Professional promise a sound that gives enhanced bass and premium sound high quality. We discovered it didn’t fairly stay as much as these expectations, particularly in terms of bass, which has been a shortcoming with most bone conduction headphones. Should you do need a bassier, larger sound, nevertheless, the Philips TAA6606 is another.

There are two modes to select from in Commonplace and Vocal, and the latter presents better concentrate on readability, whereas the Commonplace mode provides a punchier sound than earlier Shokz headphones. These aren’t pretty much as good as a real wi-fi pair such because the Adidas FWD-02 when it comes to audio, however they’re top-of-the-line bone conduction headphones.

Should you discover the OpenRun Professional too costly, there may be the choice of the cheaper OpenRun that’s nonetheless out there. There’s additionally the OpenRun Mini, which is a model for smaller heads that prices the identical because the ‘Professional’ mannequin.

Reviewer: Mike Sawh
Full Evaluation: Shokz OpenRun Professional